Man shot in shoulder overnight near House of Rock; suspect arrested

8:24 AM,
Feb. 13, 2014

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News Journal staff report

A 31-year-old man was shot in the shoulder at 12:18 a.m. today in an alley outside Belcher's House of Rock at 185 Orange St. and a suspect is in custody, police report.

According to the incident report, a witness told police that one of the suspects and a group of others came up to the victim in the alley behind the bar and started a verbal altercation. During the fight, the male suspect pulled a gun from his waistband and shot the victim in the left shoulder, according to the report.